This exhibition catalogue was adapted from the German edition published on the occasion of Heartfeld's exhibition at the Akadamie der Kunste zu Berlin in 1991. John Heartfield, born Helmut Herzfeld, is known primarily as an inventor of photomontage. He was a master of bitter, satiric art using images and texts from newspapers, magazines, and advertisements juxtaposing incongruous details and creating strong images. Heartfield's aim was to mobilize social energy and expose the evils and corruptions of Nazi Germany. Fleeing Germany when Hitler came to power, Heartfield worked in England creating graphic design illustrations for the publishing industry. Several designs for book covers and dust jackets by a number of writers are reproduced in the book. Heartfeld was an active member of the Dada group in Germany in the 1920's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the major anthology of Duke's works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Influenced by the Holocaust, Metzger created "an art that aimed at introducing destruction as a means of transforming peoples' thoughts and feelings, not only about art, but to use art to change peoples' relation to themselves and society." Metzger is best known for organizing the Destruction in Art Symposium (DIAS) in London in September 1966. The main object was to focus attention on the element of destruction in Happenings and other art forms including the Viennese Actionists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.